“In the new intermediation model, we will simplify our relationship with sellers
and plan to charge them a single fee for our Marketplace and payment services,”
Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel said in a conference call.
they are cutting paypal out of the loop. people can still pay with paypal if they choose.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-breaks-up-with-paypal-again-stock-soars-as-paypal-shares-dive-2018-01-31#false
http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/01/technology/paypal-ebay-payments-split-adyen/index.html
way back when i started using ebay in 2005, you were able to select money order, check, echeck, or paypal, and people would actually wait for mailed payments to arrive,
cash them to make sure they were good, and then mail you whatever you bought.